BY-LAWS 


OF THE 


BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 





AND 


RULES AND REGULATIONS 


THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 


WASHINGTON CITY. 


WASHINGTON: 

PRINTED BY McGILL & WITHEROW, 

1865. 






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BY-LAWS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 

AND 

RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 

OF WASHINGTON CITY. 



BY-LAWS. 


Article I. 

Stated Meetings. 

The stated meetings of the Board shall be held on the second Tuesday of 
each month. 


Article II. 

Special Meetings. 

At special meetings, the business for which the meeting has been called shall 
be first disposed of, and no other business shall be transacted unless by consent 
of a majority of the Board. 


Article III. 


Order of Business. 

At the hour appointed, the President (or, in case of his absence, the President 
pro tern.) shall take the chair and direct the roll to be called, and the name of 
any member afterwards appearing shall also be inserted. A quorum being 
present, the Board shall proceed to business, and no member shall retire with¬ 
out permission of the Chair. The following shall be the order of business, viz: 

1. Reading the Journal. 

2. Communications. 

3. Monthly reports of teachers. 

4. Reports of Standing Committees. 

5. Reports of Special Committees. 

6. Presentation of bills by the Treasurer. 

7. Unfinished business. 

8. New business. 

Article IV. 

President. 

He shall preside at all meetings of the Board ; shall decide points of order - 
without debate; appoint committees; and call special meetings of the Board 
when requested in writing by three or more members, or when in his opinion 
necessary. 

Article V. 

Secretary. 

He shall keep a journal of the proceedings of the Board; preserve books and 
papers placed under his care; advertise meetings in two daily newspapers of 
the city at least one day before the meeting; notify the chairman of every 
committee of the appointment of the same, and furnish him with a copy of the 
resolution under which it was appointed ; he shall act as the Librarian of the 



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Board, attend to the reception and delivery of the books, and see that all 
books, pamphlets, reports, &c., are properly numbered and registered, and per¬ 
form such other duties as may from time to time be required by the Board. 

Article VI. 

Treasurer. 

The Treasurer shall disburse the public school funds, and keep correct books, 
in which shall be entered the expenditures under each appropriation, and an 
abstract of each account, showing the time of its payment and the name of the 
payee. 

All bills must he approved by the Board before payment, in the following 
manner: 

Bills for the salaries of the Treasurer, Secretary, and Teacher of Music, shall 
be paid at the end of each month. '' ^ ^ 

Bills for the salaries of all teachers,* for rent of school-rooms, and for any 
other purpose not exceeding ten’dollars,f must be approved by one Trustee of 
the District in which the expenditure is made. 

Bills not named above, and not exceeding fifty dollars, must be approved by 
two Trustees. 

All other bills must be presented to and approved by the whole Board. 

He shall keep in convenient form for reference a copy of all acts or resolu¬ 
tions relative to the public schools passed by the City Councils. 

He shall keep an account showing the name of every.pupil to whom books 
are lent, the school and the name of the Trustee approving the requisition,| 
together with the cost of the articles. 

He shall have charge of all books, stationery, &c., procured by the Committee 
on Supplies, or the Board, and shall keep a separate account of all articles de¬ 
livered to the teacher for the use of the schools.§ 

He shall make an annual report to the Board of his receipts and expendi¬ 
tures, showing the amount of the latter for each school, and the aggregate for 
each District, and shall report to the Board the condition of the school fund 
whenever required. 

Article VII. 

Sub-Boards. 

The Sub-Boards shall have a general supervision of the schools and school 
property in their respective Districts ; shall fill vacancies among teachers tem¬ 
porarily, and report their action to the Board at its next meeting ; shall supply 
such wants and^order such repairs to the buildings, fences, or school furniture, 
as may be immediately necessary ; shall report to the Board any teachers who 
may prove to be unworthy or unqualified for their trust; shall suggest minor 
regulations for the pupils or teachers, not in conflict with the rules and regula¬ 
tions of the Board; shall visit the schools in their Districts at least once a 
month, and give such aid and co-operation to the teachers by their counsel as 
may tend to increase their usefulness and efficiency, and promote harmony 
among them, and between them and the parents of their pupils. 

The Sub-Boards shall superintend all work, repairs, and improvements in 
their respective Districts, unless otherwise ordered by the Board. 

The Sub-Boards may, from time to time, assign the special charge and super¬ 
vision of certain schools to each member ; but all questions of importance shall 
require the action of the whole Sub-Board, or reference to the general Board. 

The Sub-Boards, in their respective Districts, shall give advice to the teach¬ 
ers in any emergency, and shall take cognizance of any difficulty which may 
have occurred between the teachers and parents or guardians of the pupils, or 
among the teachers themselves, or with any Trustee, relative to the government 


* Form No. 2. f For cleaning rooms and making fires use Form No.,3. J Form No. 18 
\ Requisition for supplies, Form No. 4. 



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0r !? S t ruc ^ on °f schools. An appeal, however, to the whole Board can be 
made by any parent, guardian, or teacher. 

Article VIII. 

Committees. 

The following Standing Committees, consisting of one member from each 
School District, shall be appointed annually by tne President, the first named 
of which shall be Chairman : 

1. On Supplies. 

2. On Text-books. 

3. On Rules and Regulations. 

4. On School-houses and School-rooms. 

5. On Examination of Ck-Adidates for Positions as Teachers. 

6. On Accounts andrExpenses. 

7. On'Vocal Musioi 

8. On Congress and the City Councils. 

9. On the Teachers’ Institute. 

Article IX. 

Duties of the Committee On Supplies. 

They shall advertise annually, in at least two daily city papers, for proposals 
for fuel, books, and stationery, and they shall purchase all supplies necessary 
for the schools on the most advantageous terms. 

They shall make a report annually, or whenever called upon by the Board. 

Article X. 

Duties of the Committee on Text-books. 

They shall thoroughly examine text-books, maps, or school apparatus, pro¬ 
posed to be introduced into the public schools, and shall make a report, in 
writing, to the Board, setting forth the reasons for or against their introduction, 
^within three months of the reference to them. 

They shall require the author or publisher to furnish each member of the 
committee with a copy for examination of any book proposed to be intro¬ 
duced. 

In the month of May, annually, they shall examine the course of studies pre¬ 
scribed for the schools, and shall recommend to the Board, at the monthly 
meeting in June, such improvements in the course of instruction and such 
changes in the books as they may deem expedient. 

Article XI. 

Duties of the Committee on Rules and Regulations. 

They shall take into careful consideration every proposition presented to the 
Board, to adopt, repeal, or amend any rule or regulation, and shall report, in 
writing, their reasons for or against the proposed alteration. They shall pre¬ 
pare and superintend the printing of all blank forms and registers required. 

Article XII. 

Duties of the Committee on School-Houses and School-Rooms. 

They shall investigate all propositions made to the Board relative to school- 
buildings and school-rooms, and from time to time make such reports and sug¬ 
gestions as they may consider calculated to improve the condition of the same. 

They shall annually inspect all the school buildings and rooms, and report to 
the Board their condition, especially in regard to ventilation and security from 
fire and accident, and recommend such improvements as may promote the 
health and comfort of teachers and scholars. 


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They shall have charge of the renting of all buildings .used by the schools, 
and the purchase of all furniture and fixtures necessary for the same, and to 
them shall be referred all propositions relating to the organization of new 
schools. 

Article XIII. 

Duties of the Committee on. Examination of Candidates for Positions as 

Teachers. 

They shall require evidence of the good moral character of all applicants for 
positions as teachers in the public schools, and ascertain by personal examina¬ 
tion their literary qualifications and capacity for the government of schools. 

They shall report at the next stated meeting of the Board after each exami¬ 
nation the names and residences of all candidates- fqund qualified, whether for 
Grammar, Intermediate, Secondary, or Primary Schools, with such other facts 
as they may deem necessary for the information of the Board. ' w 

Article XIV. 

Duties of the Committee on Accounts and Expenses. 

They shall report to the Board at the stated meeting in July the annual esti¬ 
mates of appropriations. 

They shall make an examination quarterly of the accounts of the Treasurer, 
and report the amount of the bills paid, and for what purposes, in each District. 

They shall have control of all incidental expenses of the Board. 

Article XV. 

Duties of the Committee on Vocal Music. 

They shall nominate to the Board a suitably qualified person as Teacher of 
Vocal Music; they shall exercise a general supervision over this department of 
instruction in all the schools, and make an annual report to the Board. 

Article XVI. 

Duties of the Committee on Congress and the City Councils. 

They shall represent the interests of the public schools of Washington in all 
cases where legislation by Congress or the City Councils is desired by the Board, 
relative to the promotion of education or the improvement of the school system 
in the city of Washington. 

Article XVII. 

Duties of the Committee on the Teachers' Institute. 

They are authorized to call the teachers together for the purpose of 
professional improvement, on not more than two half school days and one half 
Saturday in each four weeks. 

It shall be their duty to make all necessary rules and regulations for the gov¬ 
ernment of these meetings, to exercise a general superintendence over the 
same, and to make a report of the results in writing to the Board, at the close 
of each year. 

Article XVIII. 

Reports of Committees. 

The chairman of each committee shall make all reports to the Board, with 
the signatures of the members concurring therein. 

Article XIX. 

Resolutions. 

No resolution shall be acted on unless presented in writing, over the signa¬ 
ture of the member presenting it; and when the question is put, every member 
present shall vote, unless excused by the Board. 


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Article XX. 

Amendments. 

No amendment to the By-Laws of the Board, or the RuleB and Regulations 
of the Schools, shall be made, unless it be proposed in writing, at a stated 
meeting, and receive at a subsequent stated meeting the vote of two-thirds of 
all the members of the Board. 


RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 

Admission, 

1. All white children between the ages of six and seventeen years shall be 
entitled to admission into the schools within the respective School Districts, in 
accordance with the following rules : 

2. Application for admission shall be made to a Trustee of the School Dis¬ 
trict in which the party.applying resides ; who, on being satisfied that the child 
is a suitable candidate for admission, shall grant a ticket,* addressed to the 
teacher of such school within his District as he may think proper. 

3. All tickets shall be placed on the admission register by the teacher as soon 
as received, and as vacancies occur they shall be filled 03 ^ candidates in the 
order of their tickets.f 

4. Should admission in regular order be refused to any applicant, or should a 
teacher be unable to find the next applicant to fill a vacancy, it shall be the 
duty of such teacher to report the fact to the Sub-Board of the District, before 
the admission of the next in order, and to state on the register, opposite the 
name, why such applicant was not admitted. 

5. At the commencement of each scholastic year the order of admission of 
pupils shall be as follows: 

I. The pupils who were such at the close of the last year. 

II. Transfers from other schools. 

III. Applications in the order of the presentation of tickets. 

All pupils whose names were on the rolls at the close of the preceding year 
will be considered as continuing their connection with the schools, and be ad¬ 
mitted without tickets, provided they present themselves before 12 m. on the 
first day of the session. In case of sickness or necessary absence from the city, 
provided a satisfactory representation is made to the teacher prior to the time 
named above, seats shall be reserved until the end of the fifth day of the 
session. * . 

In all cases where transfers are made, the names of the pupils transferred 
must be entered on the roll of the school from which they are transferred, and 
transfer tickets, J signed by the teacher and approved by a Trustee, must be 
given to the pupils. 

6 . Transfers from schools of a lower grade to those of a higher shall only be 
made during the first weeks of September and January, and only those shall be 
promoted whose attendance,- conduct, and improvement have been satisfactory 
to the Sub-Board. 

7. The number of pupils in any school shall not exceed sixty for each teacher; 
but this number may be reduced at the discretion of the Board. 

8 . No pupil shall be received from one public school into another without a 
certificate^ of honorable dismission, or satisfactory reasons for leaving. 


* Form No, 20, f Notice of vacancy—Form No, 19. 


+ Form No. 21. \ Form No. 23. 




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9. No pupil shall be transferred from a school in one District into that of 
another, unless.by the written consent of two members of the Sub-Board of the 
District from which the scholar is transferred. 

10. Children shall be admitted into the schools of such grade as they shall, 
after examination by the Sub-Board or teacher, be found qualified to enter, and 
no pupil shall be admitted into a Grammar School who is under ten years of 
age. 

11 . Examination necessary for admission : 

I. Is the applicant within the ages of six and seventeen years ? 

II. Has the applicant been vaccinated or otherwise protected against small¬ 
pox. 

III. Is the applicant a pupil of any public school; and if so, why is appli¬ 
cation made for a change. v. 

IV. Has the applicant been heretofore a pupil of any of-the public schools^, 
and if so, what.was the cause for leaving? 

V. Has application been made to any other member of the Board for a 
ticket of admission or transfer ; and if so, why was it not granted ? 

VI. Is the parent or guardian a bona fide resident of the city of Washington? 

Course of Study. 

12. The opening exercises in every school shall commence with reading a 
portion of the Bible (without note or comment) by the teacher, and appropriate 
singing by the pupils. 

13. Worcester’s Dictionary shall be used in all the schools. 

14. Primary Schools : 

The Alphabet, including the powers of the letters, exercises in articulation, 
for the purpose of cultivating a distinct, natural, and correct utterance of words; 
spelling ; reading ; marks of abbreviation and punctuation; arithmetical signs 
and tables; singing; exercises in writing and drawing on the slate and black 
board. 


Text-Books. 

Holy Bible. 

Philbrick’s Alphabetical Tablets. 

Swan’s Primary School Spelling-Book. 

Hillard’s Primer or First Reader. 

Hillard’s Second and Third Primary Reader. 

Davies’ Primary Arithmetic. 

Worcester’s Dictionary. 

Mason’s Manual of Gymnastic Exercises. 

15. Secondary Schools: 

Continuation of studies in the Primary Schools, $nd, in addition, mental arith¬ 
metic, practical arithmetic, primary geography, penmanship, and vocal 
music. 

Text-Books. 


Holy Bible. * 

Swan’s Spelling-Book. 

Hillard’s Third, Fourth, and Intermediate Reader. 
Potter & Hammond’s Writing Books. 

Colburn’s Mental Arithmetic. 

Davies’ Elements of Written Arithmetic. 

Davies’ Practical Arithmetic. 

Warren’s Primary Geography. 

Worcester’s Dictionary. 

The Nightingale. 

Mason’s Manual of Gymnastic Exercises. 


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16. Intermediate Schools: 

Continuation of studies in the Secondary Schools, and, in addition, grammar, 
history, Constitution of the United States, composition, and drawing. 

Text-Books. 


Holy Bible. 

Worcester’s Pronouncing Speller. 

Hillard’s Intermediate and Fifth Reader. 

Potter & Hammond’s Writing Books. \ 

Colburn’s Mental Arithmetic. 

Davies’ Practical Arithmetic. 

Warren’s Common School Geography. 

Kerl’s Elementary English Grammar, (as published by I. P. B. & Co.) 
. Logging's Primary History of the United States. 

Shurtleff’s Governmental Instructor. 

Quackenbos’ First Lessons in English Composition. 

Worcester’s Dictionary. 

The Song Garden. 

Mason’s Manual of Gymnastic Exercises. 


17. Grammar Schools : 

Continuation of studiesin the Intermediate Schools, and, in addition, algebra, 
■eometry, mensuration, surveying, book-keeping, physiology, philosophy, 
otany, astronomy, elocution. 

Text-Books. 


Holy Bible. 

Potter & Hammond’s Writing Books. 

Worcester’s Pronouncing Speller. 

Scholar’s Companion. 

Hillard’s Fifth and Sixth Reader. 

Davies’ Intellectual Arithmetic. 

Davies’ Practical Arithmetic. 

Davies’ University Arithmetic. 

Davies’ Practical Mathematics. 

Davies’ Algebra. 

Davies’ Legendre. 

Warren’s Common School Geography. 

Warren’s Physical Geography. 

Mitchell’s Ancient Geography. 

Kerl’s Comprehensive Englisn Grammar, (as published by I. P. B. & Co.) 
Lossing’s Common School History of the United States. 

Shurtleff’s Governmental Instructor. 

Quackenbos’ First Lessons in English Composition. 

Quackenbos’ Course of Composition and Rhetoric. 

Peterson’s Familiar Science. 

Comstock’s Natural Philosophy. 

Upham’s Mental Philosophy. 

Gray’s Botany for Beginners. 

Gray’s Lessons and Manual of Botany. 

Burritt’s Geography of the Heavens. 

Cutter’s Physiology. 

Davies’ Surveying. 

Winchester’s Book-keeping. 

Worcester’s Dictionary. 

Lippincott’s Pronouncing Gazetteer of the World. 

American Musical Class Book. 

Mason’s Manual of Gymnastic Exercises. 

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Rules Relative to Teachees. 

18. Teachers of Grammar Schools must be not less than twenty-one years of 
age ; of Primary, Secondary, and Intermediate Schools, not less than eighteen 
years of age; and sub-assistants not less than sixteen years of age. 

19. No appointment or promotion of a teacher shall be made until an appro¬ 
priate examination shall have been passed, and a certificate* obtained from the 
Committee on Examination of Candidates for positions as Teachers. 

20. Teachers may be assigned or transferred to such schools as the Board of 
Trustees may deem best for the public interest. 

21. Teachers shall give at least one month’s written notice of their intention 
to resign to the Sub-Boards of their Districts, under forfeiture of the pay due. 

22. Teachers are required to be at the school-room at least fifteen minutes be¬ 
fore the hour of opening the schools, and when failing to do so shall report 
themselves “ tardy ” on the monthly report, and assign the reasons. 

23. No teacher shall be absent from school at any time during the scholastic 
year without the written permission of at least one member of the Sub-Board, 
except in cases of sickness or the presence of contagious disease in the family, 
which shall be forthwith communicated to the Sub-Board, and specified in the 
monthly report. 

24. In each public school an admission register shall be carefully kept, in 
which shall be recorded the name, age, and number of every pupil, the time of 
admission, and by whose ticket; the name, residence, and occupation of the 
parent or guardian, and also the names of all applicants for admission. 

25. In addition to the admission register, each teacher shall keep a roll- 
book for the daily record of attendance and deportment, and a class register 
for marking recitations, in such form as may be prescribed, which shall at all 
times be open to the inspection of the Trustees. A copy or abstract,f as may be 
required of these records, shall be made out and sent to a member of the iSub- 
Board within three days from the end of every month. 

26. At the close of the school year each teacher shall submit to the Board a 
condensed abstract'! of the monthly reports of the school for the year, in such 
form as may be required by the Board. 

27. The Treasurer shall withhold all money due any teacher who has failed 
to produce his or her monthly and annual reports, and the nomination of any 
such teacher for re-election shall not be considered. 

28. All records and registers when full shall be deposited by the teacher in 
the library of the Board. 

29. An allowance of stationery for public school purposes, not to exceed 
$2.50 per annum for each teacher, shall be furnished by the Treasurer upon re- 
quisitiong of the teacher of each school, approved by a member of the Sub-Board. 

30. Whenever books are furnished to destitute pupils, the teachers shall 
charge them in a book kept for the purpose, and shall require them to be re¬ 
turned when the pupils leave the school. 

31. Teachers are strictly prohibited from using any other text-books than 
those designated by the Board of Trustees, and no book shall be used in a 
school of inferior grade to that for which it is prescribed in the list of text¬ 
books. 

32. The teachers of all the schools shall assign one or more lessons to be 
studied by the pupils daily out of school. 

33. The teachers shall attend to the physical education and comfort of the 
pupils under their care. When from the state of the weather or other causes 
the recesses in the open air shall be impracticable, the children may be exercised 
within the room, in accordance with the best judgment and ability of the 

, teachers. 

34. Teachers are required at all seasons of the year to make the ventilation 
and temperature of the school-rooms an especial object of attention. 


* Form No. 5. 


f Form No. 1. 


X Form No. 9. 


£Form No. 4. 




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35. The windows in the rooms must be opened for the free admission of air at 
recess, and at no time should the temperature of the rooms be higher than 68 
degrees. 

36. Reading newspapers, magazines, Ac., and conversation for more than five 
minutes with other teachers, or visitors, is forbidden. 

37. No teacher shall use tobacco in any form during school hours, nor at any 
time in or about the school building. 

38. Mild and conciliatory discipline is enjoined on all teachers, and the avoid¬ 
ance of corporal punishment, as far as may be, with a due regard to the neces¬ 
sity for obedience on the part of the pupil. 

39. It shall be the duty of the teacher to see that the doors of the school- 
house, and other houses attached thereto, are locked, and the windows shut and 
fastened, every day aftefi the close of the school. 

40. Teachers shall prevent (as far as possible) the pupils from gathering on 
the school premises before the hours for opening the school-rooms, shall super¬ 
vise their schools during the recesses, and shall require the pupils to leave the 
premises immediately after the close of the school. 

41. No pupil shall be allowed to depart before the appointed hour of leaving 
school, except in case of sickness, or the request of the parents or guardians, or 
for some pressing emergency, of which the teacher shall judge. 

42. Teachers shall not be allowed to send their pupils on errands during 
school hours, except oq urgent school business. 

43. No teacher shall be allowed to present any premiums or gifts to any 
scholar at the public distributions. 

44. No subscription or contribution, for any purpose whatever, shall be in¬ 
troduced into any public school, unless authorized by the Board. 

45. No advertisement shall be read to the pupils of any school, or posted 
upon the walls of any school building, or fences of the same. 

46. The teacher of each school shall prepare and place for convenient inspec¬ 
tion by the Trustees, a programme* of the exercises of each day during the week, 
specifying the length of time devoted to each study and recitation. 

47. Teachers will give as much instruction as is practicable by means of the 
blackboard ; arrange the scholars in accordance with their progress, in not less 
than three nor more than five classes ; prevent sitting too long in one position 
or without occupation, and frequently vary the school exercises, so as to awaken 
and fix the attention of the children. 

48. The teacher of each school is accountable for the safe-keeping of the fur¬ 
niture and other school property, the order and discipline of the pupils, and 
the execution of all rules and regulations of the General and Sub-Boards. 

49. Sub-assistants shall have charge, under the supervision of the preceptress, 
of the record books of the Grammar Schools in which they are pupils, shall be 
employed to give instruction in any school during the temporary absence of the 
teacher, when required by the Sub-Board, and shall perform such other duties as 
may be assigned to them. 

50. Teachers are required to make themselves familiar with these regulations, 
and especially with the portion that relates to their own duties, and to the in¬ 
struction and discipline of their respective schools, and to see that these are 
faithfully observed.f 

Rules Relating to Pupils. 

51. Good order and propriety of deportment, not only during school hours, 
but in coming to and leaving school, and cleanliness in person and attire, are 
expected from all. Pupils are required to keep all books clean, and the con¬ 
tents of desks neatly arranged; to enter and leave the room in a respectful 


*Form No. 24. 

f A copy of these Rules and Regulations to be placed on the wall of the school-room is Form 
No. 10. 




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manner, and Without noise; and to quit the neighborhood of the school in a 
quiet and orderly manner immediately on being dismissed. 

52. No pupil shall be allowed to throw pens, paper, or anything whatever, 
on the floor; to mark, cut, scratch, chalk, or otherwise disfigure or injure, any 
portion of the school building, or anything connected with it; to use tobacco 
in any form ; to use a knife in school; to play at any game within the school¬ 
room ; to use any profane or indelicate language ; to nickname any person ; to 
throw stones or other missiles ; to annoy or maltreat others, or do anything 
that may disturb the neighborhood of the school. 

53. Continued irregularity, frequent absence, tardiness in attendance, immoral 
conduct, or a neglect on the part of a parent or guardian to furnish the neces¬ 
sary school books, unless satisfactorily explained by such parent or guardian, 
shall be sufficient ground for suspension or dismissal. 

54. Absence for four days in any month, unless caused by sickness or the 
presence of a contagious disease in the family, (of which the teacher must -be 
informed before the expiration of the fourth day,) or when authorized in writ¬ 
ing by a Trustee, subjects the pupil so offending to a forfeiture of his or her. seat. 

The seat of any pupil who shall be absent more than twenty consecutive 
school-days, from any cause , shall be forfeited ; but those who may be detained 
by sickness shall have preference, on returning, in admittance to school, over 
others, 

In making up the monthly reports, the absence of any pupil, when more than 
jive consecutive days, shall not be included in the “aggregate number of days’ 
absence.” 

55. Parents shall in all cases be notified in writing* when the non-attendance 
of their children has accumulated so that two additional half-days’ absence will 
subject them to a forfeiture of their seats. 

56. No pupil shall be admitted into school after the opening without an ex¬ 
cuse in writing from the parent or guardian. 

57. Pupils of female schools are not allowed to dispose of tickets for con¬ 
certs,- exhibitions, &c. 

58. For violent or pointed opposition to authority, in any particular instance, 
a teacher may suspend a pupil for the time being, and shall immediately inform 
the parent and the Sub-Board. If not restored by the Sub-Board within five 
days, the pupil shall be considered as dismissed, and the name shall be stricken 
from the roll. 

59. Any pupil under censure who shall express to the teacher regret for his 
or her bad conduct, as openly and explicitly as the nature of the case may 
require, and shall give promise of amendment, shall, with the previous consent 
of said Sub-Board, be reinstated. 

60. Certificates-}- of merit shall be given, at the close of each month, to all 
pupils who have received no demerit marks for attendance, deportment, and 
recitations. 

61. Reports of absence, deficiencies, and disobediences,J or of the average 
marks,|| shall be sent, at the close of each month, to the parents or guardians, 
to be signed by them and returned to the teacher. 

62. Pupils whose parents or guardians are in indigent circumstances may 
obtain the use of books, &c., from the Treasurer, on a written application,§ in 
such form as shall be prescribed by the Board, approved by the teacher of the 
school, and by two members of the Sub-Board ; but in all cases such books shall 
be returned whenever the scholar shall leave the school. 

63. If the books are not returned as required, the pupil shall not be allowed 
to enter any public school in the city. 


* Form No. 6. 

f For Male Grammar Schools, Form No. 11; for Female Grammar Schools, Form No. 12; for 
Male Intermediate Schools, Form No. 13; for Female Intermediate Schools, Form No. 14; for 
Secondary Schools, Form No. 15; for Primary Schools, Form No. 16. 

$ Form No. 17. || Form No. 22. 


§ Form No. 18. 



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64. The pupil's duties to the teacher are, obedience, respect, and attention, 
industry, punctuality, and regularity, truth, frankness, and honesty; without 
these there can neither be success in study, nor the formation of that character 
which it is the object of the school to promote. 

65. The pupil's duties to the school are, kindness and propriety of deport¬ 
ment and honesty towards his schoolmates, with regularity of attendance, 
proper conduct on the Way, and a due regard for the character of the school. 

66. The pupil's duties to the trustees are those due to persons who labor 
gratuitously lor their benefit. They are to be treated with respect when met, 
welcomed to the school when they visit it, and their words of advice or caution 
attended to as those, next to parents and teachers, of their best and most dis¬ 
interested friends. 

School Hours. 

67. The schools shall be opened punctually at o’clock, a. m., from April 
1 to October 1, and at 9 o’clock from October 1 to April 1; and closed at 3 
o’clock, p. m. 

6 $. During the morning, a recess of fifteen minutes shall be given at 10£ 
o’clock, and of sixty minutes at 12 m. 

69. In the Primary Schools the teacher may allow the pupils in each class a 
recess of not more than five minutes after eacn recitation. 

70. No change in the -school session in inclement weather is allowed. In 
extraordinary cases, special permission can be obtained from the Sub-Boards. 

V acations. 


71. Every Saturday. 

72. From the 15th of July of each year until the first Monday in Septem¬ 
ber, on which day the school year shall commence. 

73. The 22d of February. 

74. Good Friday and Easter Monday. 

75. The Fourth of July. 

76. Thanksgiving Day, and the day following. 

77. From the 25tn day of December to the 1st of January, inclusive. 

78. No other holidays shall be granted, except on the application of the 
teacher and the written consent of two of the Sub-Board of the District. 

Night Schools. 

79. Night Schools may be opened and continued for four months, from the 
middle of October, in any District where there is a sufficient attendance. 

80. They shall be opened at 7 o’clock, p. m., and continue two hours. 

81. Teachers of Night Schools shall keep registers and make reports similar 
to those of the Day Schools. 

Examination. 

82. An examination of the several schools shall be made before the close of 
each school year, under the direction of the General Board; and all pupils ab¬ 
senting themselves from such examination, without cause assigned, may be sus¬ 
pended or dismissed by the Sub-Boards. 

School-Houses. 

83. The Trustees are responsible for the proper use of the city property 
entrusted to their care, and the school-houses owned or occupied by the Cor¬ 
poration can be used for no other than public school purposes, without the 
authority of the City Councils. 

These By- Laws and Rules and Regulations were adopted December 13, 1864 


BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 

18 64-’65. 


Bichard Wallach, Mayor, ex officio President. 

Francis S. Walsh, President pro tempore. 

-, Secretary. 

Richard T. Morsell, Treasurer, 374 L, between Vermont avenue and 15th 
street. Office, west basement of City Hall. 

First School District. 

First and Second Wards. 


TRUSTEES. RESIDENCES. 

J. 0. Wilson.393 N. Y. av., between 12th and 13th sts. 

J. S. Brown.373 13th, between L and M sts. 

J. P. Tustin.316 I, between 15J and 16th sts. 


Second School District. 
Third and Fourth Wards . 


M. H. Miller.Office, Treasury Department. 

Wm. J. Rhees...504 H,-between 7th and 8th sts. 

0. C. Wight.346 3d, between E and F sts. 


Third School District. 
Fifth and Sixth Wards. 


F. S. Walsh.608 8th street east, between I and K sts. 

J. Hitz.Corner of 6th street east and Penn. av. 

R. B. Ferguson.292 South B st., between lstst. east and N. J. av. 


Fourth School District. 


Seventh Ward. 

J. E. Holmead.518 Maryland avenue, between 4£ and 6th sts. 

J. B. Ellis.117 B street south. 

W. J. Murtagh.497 Maryland avenue, between 4£ and 6th sts. 


The Treasurer is at his office in the City Hall every Monday, Wednesday, and 
Friday morning, and the last Saturday of every month, from 8 to 12 o’clock. 


















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STANDING COMMITTEES. 'f' 

On Supplies. 

J. B. Ellis, John Hitz, W. J. Rhees, J. P. Tustin. 

i 

r On Text-Books. 

M. H. Miller, J. E. Holmead, F. S. Walsh, J. 0. Wilson. 

On'Rules and Regulations. 

W. J. Rhees, J. E. Hokhead, R. B. Ferguson, J. P. Tustin. 

On School-Houses and School-Rooms. 

J. 0. Wilson, W. J. Murtagh, John Hitz, W. J. Rhees. 

On Examination of Candidates for Positions as Teachers. 

F. S. Walsh, J. E. Holmead, J. 0. Wilson, M. H. Miller. 

On Accounts and Expenses. 

W. J. Murtagh, J. S. Brown, 0. C. Wight, John Hitz. 

On Vocal Music. 

0. C. Wight, J. E. Holmead, J. S. Brown, R. B. Ferguson. 

On Congress and the City Councils. 

J. E. Holmead, 0. C. Wight, R. B. Ferguson, J. P. Tustin. 

On the Teachers' Institute. 

J. 0. Wilson, M. H. Miller, R. B. Ferguson, J. B. Ellis. 

SPECIAL COMMITTEES. 

On the Annual Report. 

J. 0. Wilson, W. J. Rhees, R. B. Ferguson, W. J. Murtagh. 

Committee on the Erection or a Public School Building in the First 

School District. 

Hon. Richard Wallach, Mayor, ex officio Chairman. 

Aldermen —J. B. Turton, C. H. Utermehle. 

Councilmen —Samuel W. Owen, William P. Ferguson. 

Trustees —J. 0. Wilson, M. H. Miller, F. S. Walsh, J. B. Ellis. 


CALENDAR FOR 1865. 


JANUARY. 


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222324252627,28 
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